题目

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected (1) friends, what they were willing to give in (2) , and how satisfied they were (3) the quality of their friendships. The (4) give little comfort to social critics. Friendship (5) to be a unique form of (6) bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that (7) parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by (8) . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to (9) —as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and (10) organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote (11) of warmth, trust, love, and affection (12) two people. The survey on friendship appeared in the March (13) of Psychology Today. The findings (14) that issues of trust and betrayal are (15) to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not (16) for friends only among those who are (17) . like them, but find many (18) differ in race, religion, and ethnic background. Arguably the most important (19) that emerges from the data, (20) , is not something that we found—but what we did not.19(). A. summary B. decision C. conclusion D. claim

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected (1) friends, what they were willing to give in (2) , and how satisfied they were (3) the quality of their friendships. The (4) give little comfort to social critics. Friendship (5) to be a unique form of (6) bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that (7) parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by (8) . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to (9) —as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and (10) organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote (11) of warmth, trust, love, and affection (12) two people. The survey on friendship appeared in the March (13) of Psychology Today. The findings (14) that issues of trust and betrayal are (15) to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not (16) for friends only among those who are (17) . like them, but find many (18) differ in race, religion, and ethnic background. Arguably the most important (19) that emerges from the data, (20) , is not something that we found—but what we did not.19(). A. summary B. decision C. conclusion D. claim

题目解答

答案

C

解析

步骤 1：理解题干
题干要求我们选择一个词来填入第19空，这个词应该能够描述从数据中得出的最重要的东西。我们需要从选项中选择一个最合适的词。

步骤 2：分析选项
A. summary —— 摘要
B. decision —— 决定
C. conclusion —— 结论
D. claim —— 声称

步骤 3：选择最合适的词
根据题干，我们需要一个词来描述从数据中得出的最重要的东西。在科学研究中，从数据中得出的最重要的东西通常被称为“结论”（conclusion）。因此，选项C是最合适的。